When Jodie started talking about how good it would be to go on exchange last year I initially dismissed it as simply teenage wishful thinking. She knew I had been on exchange and I did take the opportunity to tell her of some of my experiences. The subject of exchange became something she started to [...]
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I am saying bon voyage to my daughter as she heads to Japan
Posted in My personal story, creating amazing, life, mother, teenage girls, women, tagged jodie exchange afs on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Stonewall has come down
Posted in My personal story, family issues, relationships, teenage girls, tagged family issues, relationships, teenage girls on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I thought since some people have read the story about Miss A stonewalling me that it was worth writing about a young Miss A (now 18 and a half) showing much more maturity. In the 18 months she was living elsewhere she discovered life can be tough and getting what you want is difficult. She [...]
The ‘get your shit together challenge’
Posted in My personal story, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, ex husband, family issues, letting go of the past, life, mental health, mother, self awareness, self esteem, separation, teenage girls, women on August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ok..I fess – I am in awe of Craig Harper his style, his manner, his writing, his whole site….and now he has thrown down a challenge I cannot ignore – the Get your shot together challenge’. See…(assuming you took took that link!) no airy fairy nice as pie language from this motivator [...]
About friending and social networking online
Posted in In the Community, emotional well being, family issues, learning, life, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, teaching, teenage girls on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As a parent I am concerned about the phenomenon of MY SPACE – my kids are into it -as are many others. I am also a teacher of teenagers and have already witnessed the impact that a MY SPACE page can have within a peer group in the real world. I have come across this [...]
Home at last? Am I happy?
Posted in Depression, My personal story, creating amazing, family issues, life, mother, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, separation, teenage girls, women on June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well it has been a rough couple of weeks – but I am at home with both my girls at last. Even miss 17 is home. Dad has found alternative accomodation, so now we can settle back into some sort of routine. Oh how nice it was to be back in my own bed!
She hit rock bottom
Posted in My personal story, anger, emotional well being, family issues, love, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, separation, teenage girls, women on May 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
She has hit rock bottom
She can’t cope with the separation under one roof thing
She feels unsupported, uncertain
She thinks she needs to go it alone, but she doesn’t feel ready
She did not want to come home
I got her and brought her home
She wanted to talk
Dad and mum at the table, little sister was out
She blurted it [...]
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